Joba throws scoreless inning in latest minor league rehab game

Right-hander Joba Chamberlain allowed an infield single in an otherwise uneventful and scoreless inning in his latest minor league rehab appearance for High-A Tampa. The baserunner was thrown out trying to steal second before Joba got ground balls to second and first to end the inning. It was his first set of back-to-back appearances during his rehab after throwing a scoreless inning last night. No word on his pitch count or velocity.

The plan now calls for Joba to meet the Yankees in New York so he can throw a bullpen session in front of the coaching staff. He could be activated shortly thereafter but no decision has been made yet. They need to see how he feels and stuff, plus he’ll probably get at least two and maybe three days off following the back-to-back. I’m guessing that if all goes well, he’ll rejoin the team on Monday. Just a guess though.

Rapada and Eppley will be fine once they go back their intended roles.

RetroRob

I don’t think he was suggeting Rapada or Eppley get DFA’d. There’s only a handful of players on the Yankees 25-man roster that could even be considered, with those four being near the top. He’s clearly just checking the box for the guy he wants gone.

No disagreement from me. The idea of Joba in the 7th, D-Rob in the 8th and Soriano in the 9th, with Rapada and Eppley serving as OOGY’s, Logan as the all-purpose reliever, and Phelps the long man is a damn fine pen.

I am a little concerned that the Yankees may elect to send down Phelps to keep him stretched out.

David N

I don’t think they’ll send Phelps down. They’ll probably want to keep Joba’s useage low at first to make sure they don’t overstress his arm, so it would make sense to have him split time with Phelps for a while.

JonS

GTFO Qualls!

RetroRob

My guess is as soon Qualls is DFA’d, he moves across town to the Mets.

vin

My hunch is that once he is DFA’d, I’ll go back to not even thinking about him.

squeege

Not for nothing, the guy hasn’t pitched in a year… I am not the Yankees and if they feel he is good to go, that’s cool. However, shouldn’t he pitch against better competition for a few games, while he still is on the rehab clock?

JohnnyC

Maybe they could have him pitch a few innings against the Astros.

JonS

Meh…He passed their level of comp last week in the GCL.

BK2ATL

#nomorequalls

Nathan

Soriano in the 9th, Robertson in the 8th, Logan/Joba/Eppley/Rapada bridging from the starter.